Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] [conj] [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is also stipulated in the agreement that the only works of art that may not be transferred to Bilbao from New York are those that are subject to American legal restrictions , or works that are too fragile to travel . |
| 2 | In other words , small flaccid penises tend to expand to a much greater degree than penises that are already quite large when resting , so that both will reach the average erect size of six inches or so . |
| 3 | Today there is much public concern about the amount of incest that occurs and is now coming to light . |
| 4 | Financial intermediaries also ensure that projects that are potentially profitable will be able to obtain finance . |
| 5 | The basic argument is that structures that are closely similar were probably adapted to a similar function . |
| 6 | In this discussion it has been hard to draw the line between issues that are essentially ‘ characteristics of policy ’ that affect implementation , and points that are really observations about the characteristics of either the relationships between central policy makers and local implementers , or of the organization of the implementing agencies . |
| 7 | An individual machinist might be tempted to choose feeds and speeds that were either faster or slower than those appropriate for the job in hand . |
| 8 | Because she was tired of looking at flats that were really bedsits , and bedsits that were really cupboards , but cost as much as if they had been flats . |
| 9 | To remain near the screens , he and Elaine had to stand close to the strange woman called Lacuna , but even Lacuna seemed less threatening than the jungle of lines and forms that were still proliferating everywhere else in the room . |
| 10 | All vowels and diphthongs that are neither close nor open , i.e. , , , , , , , , must be distinguished from each other by other features . |
| 11 | This is when the pupil is still coming to terms with using a low vision aid and is not yet skilful in its use , but needs to read text and notes that are too advanced in content to be available in the large print of junior and early reading books . |
| 12 | disadvantages were control levers and dials that were too small to use quickly with gloves on , and complex fuel mixing instructions . |
| 13 | After all , despite the joys of companionship , in any close relationship there is usually the debit side , the compromises and sacrifices that are often made to fit in with another person 's wishes and way of life . |